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Lahznimmo Architects aims for "beautiful utility" with museum storage in Sydney

Deezen

Lahznimmo Architects have completed storage building for a museum in Sydney "We aimed for 'beautiful utility' – a building with a calmness and cool precision that would functionally serve the activities within and protect the collection," said Lahznimmo Architects director Andrew Nimmo said. The photography is by Rory Gardiner.

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Four Retractable Shade Solutions for Residential Exteriors

ArchDaily

It offers relief from direct sunlight, helps regulate temperature, and reduces glare. For these reasons, architects strategically incorporate shading elements to enhance the quality and utility of spaces, especially in outdoor residential areas.

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10 Useful Hacks to Save Money on Utility Bills This Summer

Architecture Ideas

Rising fuel prices along with inflation have caused utilities to surge. In fact, we’ve got 10 must-know hacks to save money on utility bills this summer to prove that. #1. This is because dishwashers are limited by regulations as far as how much water can be used in a run.

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Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines & Zoning Overlay District // Utile, Inc.

Architizer

As a critical step in the City’s Climate Ready Boston Initiative, Utile led the development of Boston’s first Coastal Resilience Design Guidelines and recommendations for a citywide zoning overlay in collaboration with the Boston Planning and Development Agency. © Utile, Inc. © Utile, Inc. © Utile, Inc. © Utile, Inc.

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Aligning Incentives with Climate Change Goals

Westeck News

Ensuring utility demand-side measures are effective tools to meeting climate and energy goals. These changes aim to align the province’s utility DSM programs with the CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 , emphasizing electrification, affordability and market readiness for future efficiency standards. ’s net-zero targets by 2050.

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ADUs Might Not Be Making Chicago More Affordable, But They Might Make It More Sustainable

Dwell

Working with a newly married couple, the firm has produced a sunny, arguably spacious, all-electric unit that touts smart design moves through a sea of regulations. There’s a whole other space, which is the benefit of being able to utilize the full 700 square feet," Darnstadt explains. The second-floor kitchen and living space.

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Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague

Deezen

Czech architecture studio Objektor has created a cemetery outside of Prague defined by a grid of low-rise concrete extrusions and a monolithic utility building. We proposed a scheme that naturally interacts with the site, using the concept of horizontality in proposed elements to make the existing chapel and mature trees stand out."

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